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June 18, 2017 6:26 AM

Syria's Army declares 48-hour ceasefire in southern city of Daraa

Syria's Army has declared a 48-hour ceasefire in the southern city of Daraa, bringing a cautious calm after days of heavy fighting. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor of the war, reported a cautious calm in the hours after the truce was announced yesterday.<br/&...

June 18, 2017 5:01 AM

London Fire: UK Police says at least 58 people may have died

UK Police says that at least 58 people may have died in massive fire that engulfed a 24-storey residential tower housing over 100 families in west London this week. <br/><br/>UK Police today said that at least 58 people may have died in the massive fire that engulfed a 24-storey resident...

June 18, 2017 4:59 AM

5 Malian soldiers killed, 8 injured in attack on military camp

In Mali, 5 Malian soldiers were killed and 8 injured today in an attack on a military camp in the north of the country. <br/><br/>According to an Army statement, 9 vehicles were also destroyed in the attack on the camp at Bintagoungou. Northern Mali continues to fall prey to jihadist att...

June 18, 2017 4:58 AM

Iraqi forces capture border crossing point to Syria from IS

Iraqi forces have captured a border crossing point to Syria from the Islamic State group today. <br/><br/>The Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement that the tribal forces and border police, supported by Iraqi and US-led coalition aircraft, took part in the operation to take ...

June 17, 2017 9:04 PM

Turkmenistan pardons more than 1,000 prisoners for Ramazan

Turkmenistan has pardoned more than 1,000 prisoners ahead of festivities marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. State media reported today, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov signed an amnesty order for 1,029 convicts in the ex-Soviet central Asian country nearly twice as many as the 612 co...

June 17, 2017 8:19 PM

Egyptian court sentences 31 to death in prosecutor's case

An Egyptian criminal court today sentenced to death 31 Islamists for their part in the June 2015 assassination of the country's top prosecutor, Hisham Barakat. Hisham Barakat was the most senior government official killed by Islamic militants since the 2013 ouster of Mohammed Morsi, Egypt'...

June 17, 2017 8:18 PM

Australia leaves Cyprus peacekeeping force after 53 years

With its flag lowered one final time, Australia has ended 53 years of helping to keep the peace on the ethnically divided Cyprus by pulling out its last three police officers serving with a United Nations peacekeeping force. Some 1,600 Australian police officers have served in Cyprus since 1964 foll...

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